⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 11:30 · MIN 43-52 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:07 · MIN 80-84 LAL
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 2:04 · MIN 84-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer turnover
Q4 2:03 · MIN 84-88 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:58 · MIN 13-19 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 2:15 · MIN 34-52 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol 3 second
Q4 4:11 · MIN 80-86 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 3:41 · MIN 80-86 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 2:04 · MIN 84-88 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
